Dec 20 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has signed decrees to take temporary control of assets belonging to some Western companies in Russia, in retaliation against foreign moves against Russian companies abroad, and warned the Kremlin could seize more.
Below is a list of the companies affected so far.
AMEDIA
Norwegian publisher Amedia left full control of its wholly owned Russian printing houses to Nobel Peace Prize-winning Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov in April 2022, saying that Russia's actions in Ukraine had made it impossible for Amedia to continue the printing business in Russia.
Putin signed a decree transferring Amedia's former assets to state management on Sept. 18.
CARLSBERG
The Russian state took control of Danish beer company Carlsberg's stake in local brewer Baltika Breweries on July 16, putting it under "temporary management" of government property agency Rosimushchestvo, according to a decree signed by Putin.
DANONE
The Russian state took control of the French yoghurt maker Danone's Russian subsidiary Danone Russia on July 16, according to a decree signed by Putin, and brought it under temporary control of the government property agency.
FORTUM
On April 25, Putin signed a decree that established control over the Russian subsidiary of the Finnish utility company Fortum, which operates power plants in Russia. The CEO was replaced and the unit put under temporary asset management.
FRAPORT
Putin signed a decree on Dec. 1 that put St Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport under the temporary management of a Russian holding company, taking control from German airport operator Fraport, Qatar's sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority and investors from other Gulf states.
OMV
Under presidential decrees published on Dec. 19, Austrian oil and gas company OMV's stakes in the Yuzhno-Russkoye field and in the gas extraction Achimov projects are to revert to newly created Russian companies and offered for sale to Gazovyye Tekhnologii. OMV's assets will then be sold to joint stock company SOGAZ.
UNIPER
The Kremlin on April 25 took action against Unipro, the Russian division of the German utility which has five power plants in Russia, and introduced external management and a new CEO.
WINTERSHALL DEA
Under presidential decrees published on Dec. 19, Wintershall Dea's stakes in the Yuzhno-Russkoye field and in the Achimov projects are to revert to newly created Russian companies and offered for sale to Gazovyye Tekhnologii, formalising the loss of control that BASF and Wintershall Dea have flagged since January 2023.
Wintershall Dea is a joint venture between BASF and Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman's investment firm LetterOne. (Compiled by Agata Rybska, Greta Rosen Fondahn; Editing by Christina Fincher and Milla Nissi)
